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Its study in rural Spain has been the subject of much research and many publications.\r\n\r\nIn many low income countries these traditional practices are still the main health system accessible to citizens, because the presence of health professionals is very low (for example, in the African region there are 12.7 health professionals per 10,000 inhabitants as compared with 71.9 in Europe).\r\n\r\nCountries whose constitutions declare them to be \u201cMulticultural States\u201d recognise, integrate and protect the traditional health systems of their indigenous peoples, allowing their practitioners to join the national health system after training in certain essential practices and knowledge. In this context, the role of traditional delivery is particularly important. 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